Audiological Evaluation of Affected Members from a Dutch DFNA8/12 (TECTA) Family
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Association for Research in Otolaryngology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1525-3961,1438-7573
DOI: 10.1007/s10162-006-0060-9